Candidates
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Sylvia V. Macias
 
1,652 votes
24.10%
- Occupation: School Trustee
 - Retired School Librarian
 - Past President of Whittier/Pico Rivera Council PTA
 - South Whittier Resident  for 51 years
 - Married 33 years, one son
 - Recipient of Honorary Service Award & Continuing Service Award  from PTA
 - Recipient of the Whittier Area School Administrators Award
  
Priorities:
- Maintaining a Balanced Budget
 - Increase commuinication between parents and teachers
 - Continue improvement of safety standards at each school
  
 
Deborah L. Pacheco
 
1,628 votes
23.75%
- Occupation: Incumbent
 - President, South Whittier School Board
 - Whittier Business Owner
 - University of New Mexico, Physics Major, Rio Hondo College
 - H.S. Graduate, (Honors) Harwood Academy
 - South Whittier Resident - 40 Years
 - Married, Three Adult Children, Five Grandchildren
  
Priorities:
- Promote Increasing Student Achievement
 - Safe and Modern School Campuses
 - Encourage  Greater Parent and Community Involvement
  
 
Layla Avila
 
1,618 votes
23.61%
- Occupation: Educational Consultant, The New Teacher Project
 - HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Master in Public Policy
 - COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, Bachelor of Arts in Economics
 - Experienced SECOND GRADE TEACHER, Compton Unified
 - Board Member, SPIRITT Family Services
 - Board Member, Whittier Latino Coalition
  
Priorities:
- Increasing student achievement
 - Ensuring South Whittier School District has a high-quality teaching force
 - Working in partnership with parents and families
  
Tim Schneider
 
1,164 votes
16.98%
- Occupation: Incumbent/Elementary School Teacher
 - Married for thirty-eight years
 - Two children and one grandson
 - Vietnam combat verteran
 - Juris Doctor Degree (Southwestern University School of Law)
 - Teaching Credential (Whittier College)
 - Bachelor of Arts Degree (U.C.L.A.)
  
Priorities:
- Continue increasing  our students' academic  achievement
 - Continue to maintain a balanced budget that supports the educational needs of our students
 - Continue to encourage greater parent and community involvement
  
L. H. "Butch" Redman
792 votes
11.56%
  
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Official Information 
 
- South Whittier School District 
  
Resource Material
 
- GreatSchools.Net 
 - SGVT City Profile 
   
News and Analysis
Whittier Daily News
 
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